Tag: Royal visit
Royals mix and mingle at governor’s reception
(CNS): The Earl and Countess of Wessex landed safely on Monday on a British Airways flight from London. They were greeted at Owen Roberts International Airport by Governor Martyn Roper and his wife, Lissie, Premier Wayne Panton and his wife, Jane, and the rest of Cabinet. Prince Edward received a Royal Salute and his wife, […]
Royal couple to make short visit to Cayman
(CNS): Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, will be visiting the Cayman Islands later this month for a two-night stay as part of a regional trip. The prince will spend time on Little Cayman in celebration of the 20th anniversary of his patronage of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute […]
Royals cost Cayman Islands $335K
(CNS): The much heralded visit by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, cost the public purse CI$335,152 for the less than 30 hours the royal couple spent in the Cayman Islands. While the whirlwind tour was welcomed by government and royal watchers and credited with helping to promote Cayman, it was a costly endeavour. The […]
An MBE for Franz at end of royal visit
(CNS Local Life): At the end of a long day touring the Sister Islands and Grand Cayman, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall attended their final event Thursday, 28 March, a reception at Pedro St James, where Prince Charles presented medals to three Caymanians. Deputy Governor Franz Manderson received an MBE, and Felicia […]
Duchess of Cornwall in packed tour of Grand Cayman
(CNS Local Life): Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in her hectic solo tour of Grand Cayman on Thursday, 28 March, while Prince Charles was in the Sister Islands, officially opened Jasmine Villa, visited the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre and stopped by George Town Primary School. The ceremony to open the new home for what was […]
Prince opens ‘people’s airport’
(CNS): Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, officially opened what the deputy premier called the ‘people’s airport’ on Wednesday evening in front of a cheering crowd in a short but well orchestrated ceremony. The royal couple touched down at Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts Internal Airport (ORIA) just before 4:00pm in the RAF Voyager, which brought […]
Royal couple arrive on last leg of tour
(CNS): Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, landed safely Wednesday afternoon at Grand Cayman’s newly rebuilt Owen Roberts International Airport on the final stop of their Caribbean tour. The royal couple have a packed day tomorrow, when the Prince of Wales will travel to the Sister Islands for the morning, while the duchess […]
Royal couple makes history walking streets of Havana
(CNS): The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall took a walking tour around Havana’s old city on Monday, as they made history as the first British royals to ever visit Cuba. Charles and Camilla still have a packed agenda in Cuba, where they will say until Monday afternoon, when they will leave for […]
Public urged to come out and welcome royals
(CNS): Government officials have released the schedule for the planned visit by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, to the Cayman Islands next week as part of the couple’s two-week Caribbean tour. The heir to the British throne and the Duchess of Cornwall will be in Cayman for a little over one day, but they […]
Premier announces holiday for royal visit
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has declared that Thursday, 28 March 2019, will be a public holiday in honor of the royal visit to the Cayman Islands by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla. Describing the anticipated arrival of the royal couple next month as a the most important highlight among many for 2019, McLaughlin said the coming […]
Charles and Camilla to visit Cayman
(CNS): The Cayman Islands is preparing for a major royal visit, as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will be arriving here at the end of next month. Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will travel to Grand Cayman from Cuba, where the couple will be embarking on the first-ever official British […]
